Wooohooooo I'm on another 4-day weekend and I've been doing things that are treasured by me. First and foremost lately it has been painting objects that turn into repurposed art.
Repurposed art
About a year ago I started painting on objects that I'd had for a while and just goofing around painted them. It was so fun and some of them really turned out very cool. The homes I found for them even cooler.
A birdhouse with a purpose
As I started painting a birdhouse an idea blossomed. What if I could use the birdhouse as a clubhouse that housed my dreams, goals, where my favorite people could either gain admittance or become members.
Membership
I holistically considered who would be allowed in my clubhouse? It wasn't too hard to figure it out, they would be people who I wanted to be surrounded by. They would be:
- talented
- exceptional
- smart
- creative
- caring
- motivational
- friendly
- innovative
- humble
- humanitarians
- artistic
- share positive messages
- injected with humour
- from across all walks of life
- cultivated from among the world's best
- they give, they promote, they help, without expecting anything in return.
The givers, innovators, creators
By words, art, photography, beauty they create a world worth living in. Those would be the persons crowded into my little Clubhouse. Lucky for us, there are foodies and entertainers and scholars and teachers and musicians and artists, curated from across many social media platforms and life.
Where would my happy place be?
As part of my clubhouse project, I would imagine the location of such a happy place. I was divided among the options that bring me solace and peace:
- My home
- My garden
- A new surrounding: on a beach, beside the ocean
What would be in it?
No home, no vacation, no location would be complete without the right things in it:
- Music
- Art
- Photography
- Beautiful decor
- Family
- Friends
- Pets
6 partitions with 5 sides to life
As a form of therapy of sorts, I reflect upon the clubhouse to create the five sides of life. I began by imagining who and what would go in it. To be expanded upon when I'm feeling discouraged, let down or a strong passion for wanting my life to be on track in a way that I make it possible.
What and who goes in it
Complete the options before us. We only let the people or things that matter to us inside our Clubhouse projects. They bring us positiveness, beauty, inspiration. We leave out those that hurt us, lower our self-esteem, cause us harm in any way.
The outside defines what is on the inside with five sides dedicated to making it a unique piece of our mind, our hearts, and dreams.
The front door
Is welcoming and a place in which we find ourselves safe, at peace, surrounded by only the good and wonderful we imagine it to be. We want it to be welcoming because it will attract only the best of everything anyone or anything.
My garden
What I like to do is reflected on my entrance pane to my clubhouse project: gardening, beautiful flowers, bright colors, happy faces. A solace for dreaming, creating, beautifying where we spend our time.
My goals
Are the levels on which I climb to reach my ultimate destination. Whether it be career, writing, creating or being this side defines what I think will make my life complete. They are realistic and achievable.
My dreams
What do I see when I look outside the window of my clubhouse? What would be the most perfect world imaginable. Certainly gut-wrenching reflection because it defines the who, the what and the where long before economic reward brings the "things". Things don't belong in my dreams. Things are static and stationary, never evolving.
The where
Where do I see my dreams blossoming the most? What would I be looking at by my surroundings? Beauty, sunshine, tropical trees, a lake, ocean or pool with billowing white puffs of cloud that don't bring darkness, but only shed light on the brightness where my inner peace can be found.
The bottom
Is where my secrets, disappointments, hurtful memories, failure, toxic people or events remain. I place them there, on the bottom, to let go, get over and forgive. Once those memories go to the bottom, they become dormant and never again allow me to regret, feel hurt, or hit my confidence.
The roof
Unadorned and plain. A place where I sole away dreams discovered, cheques or money seep into to make the dreams happen and the goals achieved.
It's about possibilities
The Clubhouse Project is about setting about making what is possible a reality. Not to dwell on regrets or disappointments, it is filled with optimism. I am in control of what goes on and in my Clubhouse to arrive at utopia and happiness.
Make your own CLUBHOUSE
Find your own birdhouse: at a store, a garage sale or a thrift shop. Design it in a way as described above. As you paint it, you define the four key components:
- What do you want others to see when you welcome them?
- Who would the people be that you would allow to be members?
- What will you see when you look out your window? :: the goals, the dreams, the realization of all that can be made possible by you.
- Where would it be? How can you create the where? Is it where you are, is it where you will need to be, or a stop along your travels to utopia?
- What will you bury? Who are the toxic people that you have removed because they block you from creating your intended destiny? What are the awful memories that keep you frozen with fear, replayed over and over again. Letting go when they go into the part of the clubhouse that is not opened again. Who do you need to forgive? Or, who do you need to forgive you? They go in there, part of the past. Let go to allow you your wonderful future. If you replay failures, memories, hurt or heartache, they belong here.
Create your own clubhouse
Once it is created, decide all the ingredients and write them down on a piece of paper and put it through the welcoming front door. Draw out your floor plan or surroundings as you imagine them to be. Put in pictures of people that matter most. Cut out images from magazines or print off photographs and insert them inside. This is where they belong. Write the list of people, things, memories or events you will let go of or forgive others or yourself for.
Creating the life you want
Only you can decide what it is that will bring you peace, happiness and excitement. Nobody else. Only you can determine your goals, decide on your dreams. It is your own Clubhouse project. Creating the destiny you and fate have aligned. Understanding that you reap what you sow. This is your CLUBHOUSE where you begin to imagine the possibilities of a life fulfilled with love, happiness and dreams come true.
Try it. Let me know how it goes,
or let me know if you want to post yours on PINTEREST
I will invite you to share your post or your images!
and REMEMBER :: ...........
